You need to know your system architecture (platform group), if you are performing one of the following tasks:
Setting up a boot server on a subnet
Adding clients for network installation (standalone, servers, dataless, diskless)
If you are writing a custom JumpStart(TM) installation rules file, you need to know the platform name.
Table 1-1 shows the platform names and platform groups of various Sun hardware systems.
Table 1-1 Platform Names for Sun Systems| System | Platform Name | Platform Group | 
|---|---|---|
| SPARCclassicTM | SUNW,SPARCclassic | sun4m | 
| SPARCstationTM LX | SUNW,SPARCstation-LX | sun4m | 
| SPARCstation LX+ | SUNW,SPARCstation-LX+ | sun4m | 
| SPARCstation 4 | SUNW,SPARCstation-4 | sun4m | 
| SPARCstation 5 | SUNW,SPARCstation-5 | sun4m | 
| SPARCstation 5 Model 170 | SUNW,SPARCstation-5 | sun4m | 
| SPARCstation 10 | SUNW,SPARCstation-10 | sun4m | 
| SPARCstation 10SX | SUNW,SPARCstation-10,SX | sun4m | 
| SPARCstation 20 | SUNW,SPARCstation-20 | sun4m | 
| Ultra 1 Model 140 | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 1 Model 170 | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 1 Creator Model 140E | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 1 Creator3D Model 140E | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 1 Creator Model 170E | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 1 Creator 3D Model 170E | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 1 Creator Model 200E | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 1 Creator3D Model 200E | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 1 Model 140 | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 1 Model 170 | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 1 Model 170E | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator Model 1170 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator3D Model 1170 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator Model 2170 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator3D Model 2170 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator Model 1200 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator3D Model 1200 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator Model 2200 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator 3D Model 2200 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator Model 1300 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 2 Creator Model 2300 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 5 | SUNW,Ultra-5_10 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 10 | SUNW,Ultra-5_10 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 30 | SUNW,Ultra-30 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 60 | SUNW,Ultra-60 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 80 | SUNW,Ultra-80 | sun4u | 
| Ultra 450 | SUNW,Ultra-4 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 2 Model 1170 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 2 Model 2170 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 2 Model 1200 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 2 Model 2200 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 2 Model 1300 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 2 Model 2300 | SUNW,Ultra-2 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 150 | SUNW,Ultra-1 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 250 | SUNW,Ultra-250 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 450 | SUNW,Ultra-4 | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 3000 | SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 4000 | SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 5000 | SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 6000 | SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 3500 | SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 4500 | SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 5500 | SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 6500 | SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise | sun4u | 
| Sun Enterprise 10000 | SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise | sun4u | 
| SPARCserverTM 1000 | SUNW,SPARCserver-1000 | sun4d | 
| SPARCcenterTM 2000 | SUNW,SPARCcenter-2000 | sun4d | 
| Sun BladeTM 100 | SUNW,Sun-Blade-100 | sun4u | 
| Sun Blade 1000 | SUNW,Sun-Blade-1000 | sun4u | 
| Sun Fire 280R | SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R | sun4u | 
| Sun Fire 880 | SUNW,Sun-Fire-880 | sun4u | 
| Sun Fire 6800 | SUNW,Sun-fire | sun4u | 
| Sun Fire 4810 | SUNW,Sun-fire | sun4u | 
| Sun Fire 4800 | SUNW,Sun-fire | sun4u | 
| Sun Fire 3800 | SUNW,Sun-fire | sun4u | 
Refer to the Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide manual for further information on platform groups for all other systems.